Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-14 | Page 1 | Quiz Bares Wilson's Losing Peace Battle

QUIZ DARES BARES WILSONS WILSON'S LOSING I. I PEACE BATTLE SECRET FILES OF DIPLOMATS DIPLOMA IS p 1 ARE REVEALED v. v Committee C Cautious a u t o us to Avoid Stirring Protest Abroad By United Press WASHINGTON Jan 14 14 Musty files of the state department department depart depart- ment ment yielded today the story oa fira losing battle by President Wilson against forces which drove the United States into the World war Documents many of them official cial lal secrets were discussed as the enate munitions committee hearIng hearIng hearing hear hear- ing testimony of J. J P. P Morgan Margan and his liis associates sought to determine why America entered the last war and nd how she might guard against being drawn into the next Tills This afternoon Senator Bennett Clark D. D Mo began a review of events preceding the nations nation's decision deion de de- de- de ion to oln the allies He drew upon documents da taken from state department nt files Morgan Margan was waa told that inasmuch as the tho documents did not concern his firm he lie probably would not be questioned The senate munitions committee fearing possible embarrassment to the state de department moved cautiously cautiously cautiously cau cau- in its inquiry to avaid stepping stepping stepping step step- ping on the toes of oC foreign govern govern- ments menta Investigation of cf the activities of J J. I P. P Morgan and his partners reached a a. ticklish phase when Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Warren W. W Barbour R. R N. N J. J sought to suppress a letter written by President Wilson in August Continued on Pare Pae Ten r f Column Three WILSONS WILSON'S VAIN BATTLE BUTTLE BARED Continued from rom Page One 1915 in which th the wartime chief chiet executive expressed the opinion that Germany was seek seeking to make this country play for her in opening trade to her It was VU recalled that when the In Inq InqUiry Inquiry In- In q was wasat at its It height last ye year r references to King George of England En- En sl gland land nd to the son of an Argentine president and to a Chilean air oUt oUt- cia cial ial resulted in speedy protests to Secretary of State Cordell Hull HuU An appeal was sent to the munitions group group to proceed with ca caution tion Inthe in inthe the future When the Morgan hearings be be- be began began gan gait last Tuesday investigators said privately they would be careful not notto notto notto to disclose anything embarrass embarrass em em- barrass foreign governments which de dealt Jt with the New Y York rk banking house douse As yesterdays yesterday's hearing neared a recess committee agents agent suddenly introduced this letter from Mr Wilson to hi his close closi friend arid and adviser Colonel E. E M H House use Of Ot course our reply to Germanys Germany's overtures overtures' of conciliation tion will have to depend a a great deal on the terms In which they are actually made Bernstorff the German ambassador dor has only stated the principle which will be accepted and you know I 1 trust neither his accuracy nor his sincerity But it certainly d does docs es' es look as u If a way were opened out of ot our difficulties so far lar as Germany is concerned That only makes more perplexIng perplex perplex- I Ing our questions as to how to deal with England for apparently wc we have no choice now but to demand that she respect o our r rights right a good de deal l better than she has been doIng doing do do- ing Shall we insist that she open the door to neutral trade to Rotterdam dam darn and Scandinavia for example which she is quite right in believing is In effect trade with Germany Suppression Refused Bernstorff is is now demanding of ofus ofus ofus us In a note noto from his government that we Insist on on Germanys Germany's getting getting getting get get- ting our cotton for tor the use of ot her civilian population Germany has hR at last come como to her senses and is playing intelligent politics She is seeking to put us into a position n where we e shall shaU have to play to some e extent tent the role of of for her bet herIn herin In opening trade to her Copies of the document were dis distributed distributed dis- dis immediately to newspaper men Barbour acting chairman and the only committeeman present spoke up hurriedly I I t think ink the committee might feel teel it wise If the letter should hould be withdrawn wn from the press He Bc explained it contained unfortunate un lort fortunate n te language Perhaps it could be withdrawn from the record sugg suggested sted the portly smoking portly Morgan Yes Barbour said It will be bew w withdrawn from the record The Tho New Jersey senator obviously obvious obvious- ly Jy flustered sought to obtain an agreement from reporters not to publish the document but failed Though the automobile has come cometo cometo cometo I to Arkansas wagons buggies and even sledges reme remain D. D